What is expeditious retreat? What mage has phoenix dive? In fact, by default, mages don't get any "move the caster to this specific place" spells (Lightning Strike is the closest, but it puts you behind a random enemy.). I didn't think about getting Expert Marksman on my first playthrough just for the retreat spell.
I'm not saying that there are NO options, but I would not say that they have "sooo much" options. I'm not saying you're wrong - but there are balance issues that will require more careful thought and testing than merely copying the rules from a different system and calling it a day.
